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Town hall meeting by invitation only

A Red Deer Public Schools town hall meeting set for tonight from 6:45 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. at the Harvest Centre at Westerner Park is by invitation only.
22-year-old driver charged in fatal crash makes first court appearance

22-year-old driver charged in fatal crash makes first court appearance

The driver of a pickup truck charged in connection with an early morning accident in Red Deer Sunday that killed the parents of five children made a brief court appearance this morning.
CFB Trenton commander charged in murder of two women

CFB Trenton commander charged in murder of two women

BELLEVILLE, Ont. — The Canadian military was rocked to its core Monday following the bombshell allegation that the colonel in command of the country’s largest air force base had killed two women and sexually assaulted two others.

Switchboard - February 8

Robotic chair highlights the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery reopening sneak peek on Feb. 9 with an evening with Max Dean from 7 to 9 p.m.
Driver charged in crash that killed Red Deer parents

Driver charged in crash that killed Red Deer parents

The driver of a pickup truck has been charged with two counts of impaired driving causing death in connection with an early morning accident Sunday that killed the parents of five children.
Breakfast for Haiti

Breakfast for Haiti

Tom Metzger, an assistant chief with the Red Deer County volunteer fire department, readies pancakes while his wife M.J. works on scrambling eggs outside the county’s main firehall at 19th Street and 30th Avenue Saturday morning. The department held a three-hour-long pancake breakfast, feeding about 140 people, and raising $1,900 for the Canadian Red Cross’s Haitian relief effort.
Poker rally just plain fun

Poker rally just plain fun

There’s something about playing Texas Hold ‘Em while quadding along open fields in the dead of winter.
30 years of caring celebrated

30 years of caring celebrated

A Red Deer organization that has spent three decades making newcomers from other countries feel welcome was given a big thank-you on Saturday.
Falling in love. . . in old age

Falling in love. . . in old age

You are never too old to find young love. Just ask 80-year-old Dorothy Eby and Stuart Brown, 83, who tied the knot on Saturday at Redwoods Retirement Residence in Red Deer.
Parents of 5 kids die in crash

Parents of 5 kids die in crash

A Red Deer couple with five children was killed early Sunday morning after a suspected drunk driver rammed into their small car at an intersection on the city’s south side.